Via the BBC: New Australia raids over UK bombs

Police in Australia have seized new evidence and questioned five more doctors over last week’s failed car bomb attacks in the UK.

Computers and other materials were taken from two Western Australian hospitals, one in Perth and one in the Outback mining town of Kalgoorlie.

Police said the doctors questioned had not been arrested.

The raids came as Australian police were given more time to question a relative of two men held in the UK.

This whole bombing-doctor business is quite odd, although I will confess as to not having paid great attention to all the details this week. Still, it is concerning that educated persons, indeed persons schooled to “do no harm” would be involved in such activities.

The Australia connection seems to be nothing more than checking on associates–although the seizing of computers indicates serious suspicions. Of course, I wouldn’t put it past government to over-react in a situation such as this.